"degradation" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 恶化
• 退化

Definition

恶化指的是某物变得更差、更弱或质量下降的过程。也可以指人或事物失去尊严或受尊重。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“恶化”是正式用词，多用于环境（如“环境恶化”）、技术或身份、尊严下降的情境。常用搭配有“道德恶化”、“土壤恶化”、“生态系统恶化”。不要与“贬值”（货币价值减少）混淆。

Examples

The degradation of the forest worries scientists.

森林的**恶化**让科学家担忧。

Pollution leads to the degradation of water quality.

污染导致水质的**恶化**。

Degradation of old buildings is common in the city.

城市里老建筑的**退化**很常见。

If this keeps up, we’ll see serious degradation of the whole ecosystem.

如果这样继续下去，我们会看到整个生态系统的严重**恶化**。

Many worry about the degradation of moral values in society.

许多人担心社会道德价值的**恶化**。

Years of neglect resulted in the degradation of the monument’s appearance.

多年的忽视导致纪念碑外观的**退化**。